Mac Pro Rumors Archive
This page archives Mac Pro related news and rumors published on MacRumors.com. It only contains articles relating specifically to the Mac Pro product and is only a small minority of articles displayed on MacRumors.
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GeForce GTX 285 Appears in Apple Online Store
June 12, 2009
Earlier this week, the EVGA GeForce GTX 285 graphics card appeared in Apple's online stores in the U.S. and Canada. Compatible with the "Early 2008" and "Early 2009" Mac Pro models and currently listed as shipping in 1-2 weeks, the GTX 285 is pr...
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 Mac Version Due in June
April 30, 2009
Engadget reports that a version of NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 285 graphics card for the Mac Pro will be released in June.
Image from Engadget
The GTX 285 is currently NVIDIA's fastest single-processor GPU, offering 240 processing cores and 1 GB of vi...
NVIDIA Announces Quadro FX 4800 Graphics Card for Mac Pro
April 20, 2009
NVIDIA announced the release of the Quadro FX 4800 professional graphics card for the Mac Pro today.With its sophisticated GPU architecture and industry leading features, the Quadro FX 4800 delivers a substantial boost in graphics performance and c...
Snow Leopard in September, Xserve in June, Mac Pro Speed Boost, and More?
April 01, 2009
HardMac posted a collection of rumors they've received. They don't seem particularly confident about the information but do provide some believable tidbits:
- Snow Leopard will not be ready before September. Significant amounts of work left on Q...
Quad-Core Nehalem Mac Pros Support 16GB RAM
March 30, 2009
Other World Computing has begun selling 4GB SDRAM memory modules for the Quad-Core Nehlaem Mac Pros that were introduced in March. A reader emailed OWC and confirmed that 4GB modules had been successfully tested on the Quad-Core Mac Pros.
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Older Mac Pro News and Rumors
Mar 14, 2009: Updated Mac Pro Benchmarks and Video of InternalsMar 10, 2009: Nehalem Mac Pros Arrive: Unboxing and Benchmarks
Mar 05, 2009: Apple Gets Nehalem Early, H.264 and VMWare Performance Boosts
Mar 03, 2009: ATI Radeon HD 4870 Coming Soon For Older Mac Pros, Requires Unreleased OS X 10.5.7 [Updated]
Mar 03, 2009: Apple Introduces New Mac Pro with Nehalem Xeon Processors
Mar 03, 2009: Last Minute Specs: iMac, Mac Minis, Airport Extreme, Time Capsule and Mac Pros?
Mar 02, 2009: Apple Event on March 24th? Other Products Maybe Sooner?
Feb 19, 2009: Apple Discontinues 20" Cinema Display, Product Refreshes Coming?
Feb 11, 2009: Mac Pro Xeon Processors 'Imminent'
Feb 02, 2009: iMac to Come in Both Dual-Core and Quad-Core Configs?
Feb 02, 2009: Mac Pro Suitable Xeon (Nehalem) Processors Due March 29th?
Jan 19, 2009: Buyer's Guide: Significant Discounts on New 17" MacBook Pros, Other Macs
Jan 04, 2009: Macworld San Francisco 2009 Rumor Roundup
Dec 16, 2008: Apple Mac Sales Flat in November
Nov 27, 2008: Black Friday 2008: $300 MacBook Pro Discounts, iPhone App Sales
Nov 26, 2008: Black Friday Discounts on Macs Have Begun
Nov 20, 2008: Nehalem EP (Xeon) Processors 'Ridiculously fast'
Nov 13, 2008: Mac Pro Suitable Nehalem (Core i7) Processors Due in 1st Quarter 2009
Nov 03, 2008: Apple: No New Products Before Holidays
Nov 03, 2008: Early Nehalem (Core i7) Benchmarks Show Off Performance Gains
Oct 28, 2008: Buyer's Guide Update: iMacs, Mac Minis, and Mac Pros
Oct 01, 2008: Apple Denies Reports of Mac Pros Emitting Toxic Fumes
Sep 19, 2008: Blu-ray Support in Mac OS X 10.5.6?
Aug 25, 2008: ATI's 4870 HD and 4850 HD Graphics Cards Coming for Mac
Jul 31, 2008: Intel Chipsets To Stay, Larrabee GPU In Apple's Future?
Jul 31, 2008: Firewire Specification Approved For Speeds Up To 3.2 Gigabits/sec
Jul 24, 2008: New 324-Node Mac Pro Cluster In The Works At Va Tech
Jul 06, 2008: Intel Recommends Developers Plan for Massive Multi-Core Processing
Jun 28, 2008: Overclocking Tool for the Mac Pro [Updated]
Jun 12, 2008: AMD Announces ATI Radeon HD 3870 Card For Mac and PC
Jun 02, 2008: Free iPod Touch with Mac Purchase for College Students?
May 29, 2008: Apple's Back to School Promo Kicks off June 3rd
Apr 29, 2008: ATI Radeon HD 3870 Video Card for the Mac Pro in May?
Apr 15, 2008: NVIDIA 8800GT for Older Mac Pros Now Available
Apr 07, 2008: Mac Pro Owners Still Waiting for NVIDIA 8800GT Option... Due Next Month?
Mar 27, 2008: Apple Updates Mac Pro (Early 2008) EFI Firmware (1.3)
Mar 10, 2008: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT Firmware Update
Jan 24, 2008: NVIDIA Working on GPGPUs for Macs?
Jan 19, 2008: NVIDIA 8800GT Option for Older Mac Pros Soon?
Jan 10, 2008: Mac Pro (Early 2008) Geekbench Benchmarks
